The Hanse in medieval and early modern Europe

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The Hanse in medieval and early modern Europe

edited by Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz and Stuart Jenks

(The northern world : North Europe and the Baltic c. 400-1700 A.D. : peoples, economies and cultures, v. 60)

Brill, 2013

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The Hanse, an organization of towns and traders in medieval and early modern Europe, was a unique phenomenon. At the same time, it was embedded in the northern European urban and mercantile culture. The contributions in this volume therefore seek to highlight the atypical features of the Hanse, and place them in a wider context of common roots, influences and parallel developments. New research is presented on the origin and growth of the Hanse, the organization of trade, legal history, interaction with non-Hansards and transitions in the Hanse in the early modern period. Moreover, the historiography of the Hanse, problems of source criticism and possibilities for future research are discussed. The volume is an inspiring guide to Hanse studies. Contributors are Carsten Jahnke, Edda Frankot, Sofia Gustafsson, James M. Murray, Mike Burkhardt, Marie-Louise Pelus-Kaplan, Stuart Jenks, and Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz.

Table of Contents

The Hanse in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: An ntroduction ... 1 Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz Map of the Hanse in 1554 according to the London Steelyard Statutes ... 26 Guide to Hanse Research ... 30 The City of Lubeck and the Internationality of Early Hanseatic Trade ... 37 Carsten Jahnke The London Steelyard's Certifications of Membership 1463-1474 and the European Distribution Revolution ... 59 Stuart Jenks Appendix I: "Day Books": The Example of George Mixstow's Ship ... 98 Appendix II: Henry VI's Order of 16 November 1428 ... 101 Appendix III: Edward IV's rder of 10 May 1465 ... 105 Der ehrbaren Hanse-Stadte See-Recht: Diversity and Unity in Hanseatic Maritime Law ... 109 Edda Frankot Sale of Goods around the Baltic Sea in the Middle Ages ... 129 Sofia Gustafsson Hansards and the 'Other'. Perceptions and Strategies in Late Medieval Bergen ... 149 Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz That Well-Grounded Error: Bruges as Hansestadt ... 181 James M. Murray Small is Beautiful: Why Small Hanseatic Firms Survived in the Late Middle Ages ... 191 Stuart Jenks Business as Usual? A Critical Investigation on the Hanseatic Pound Toll Lists ... 215 Mike Burkhardt Mobility and Business Enterprise in the Hanseatic World: Trade Networks and Entrepreneurial Techniques (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries) ... 239 Marie-Louise Pelus-Kaplan Conclusion ... 255 Stuart Jenks Game Theory and the Hanse: An Epilogue ... 283 Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz List of Contributors ... 289 Index ... 291

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